White Sands Handspun Textured Art Yarn and Weaving
White Shifting Sands Handspun Textured Art Yarn is a new colorway I started to create. I decided to try something different using a photo for my inspiration for this next new yarn. A whole back story and idea created before starting the project. I blended these highly textured art rolags all night long. This is…
Golden Lemon Lockspun Textured Art Yarn
Golden Lemon Lockspun Textured Art Yarn. New and just listed in the shop. This particular colorway is subtle and gentle gold. I hand dyed these locks in the Greener Shades Dyes. There are Leicester Longwool, Teeswater, and Border Leicester x Gotland locks mixed in this blend. The Border Leicester x Gotland locks in particular are…
Wild Flower Textured Art Yarn Now in the Shop
I just listed a new art yarn colorway in the shop. I have been working on this colorway for a while now. The inspiration of this yarn was a giveaway in honor of Honey bees and Beekeepers. It reminded me of the Wild Flowers that bees use to create honey. The dominant color through out…
What is my favorite wheel to spin yarn?
What is my favorite wheel for spinning yarn? Does it have to be one? It really does vary depending on what weight of yarn I want to spin, where I want to spin, and what will be happening around me. I was asked recently what wheel was my favorite so far after embarking on a…
Leicester Longwool Sheep at Alba Ranch
The Leicester Longwool Sheep have arrived. Just a handful for fiber since I have become enamoured with spinning Leicester locks.
Summer Forest Art Yarn Shawl
English Leicester Longwool locks dyed and spun into a bulky weight yarn. The locks have been spiral thread plyed with a fine 2 ply laceweight angora yarn. I used a combination of a size Q/15.75 mm and a size R/17mm hooks. I have a lovely pair handturned by Jenkins. I wanted to show off the…